zerubavel · Zerubbabel

What it means

zerubavel (זְרֻבָּבֶל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Zerubbabel”.

A descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Chronicles×2
• Ezra×5
• Nehemiah×3
• Haggai×7
• Zechariah×4

• 1 Chronicles 3:19

  And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the son of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister;

• Ezra 2:2

  who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

• Ezra 3:2

  And Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers, and they built the altar of the Elohim of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of Elohim.

• Ezra 3:8

  And in the second year of their coming to the house of Elohim at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers, the priests and the Levites, and all who had come from the captivity to Jerusalem, began; and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to direct the work of the house of YHWH.

• Ezra 4:2

  and they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for like you we seek your Elohim, and to him we have been sacrificing since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

• Ezra 4:3

  But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel said to them, “It is not for you and for us to build a house for our Elohim; but we alone will build for YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, as King Cyrus king of Persia commanded us.”

• Nehemiah 7:7

  who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

• Nehemiah 12:1

  And these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

• Nehemiah 12:47

  And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, were giving the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, what was due each day on its day; and they consecrated them for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the sons of Aaron.

• Haggai 1:1

  In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of YHWH came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

• Haggai 1:12

  And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people listened to the voice of YHWH their Elohim and to the words of Haggai the prophet, as YHWH their Elohim had sent him; and the people feared before YHWH.

• Haggai 1:14

  And YHWH stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work on the house of YHWH Tsevaot, their Elohim,

• Haggai 2:2

  “Speak, please, to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

• Haggai 2:4

  And now, be strong, Zerubbabel, declares YHWH; and be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, declares YHWH, and work; for I am with you, declares YHWH Tsevaot.

• Haggai 2:21

  “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

• Haggai 2:23

  On that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot, I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant, declares YHWH, and I will make you like a seal; for you I have chosen, declares YHWH Tsevaot.”

• Zechariah 4:6

  And he answered and said to me, saying, “This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by army and not by power, but by my spirit, says YHWH Tsevaot.

• Zechariah 4:7

  Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will be a plain; and he will bring out the top stone amid shouts: ‘Favor, favor to it!’”

• Zechariah 4:9

  “The hands of Zerubbabel have founded this house, and his hands will finish it; and you will know that YHWH Tsevaot has sent me to you.

• Zechariah 4:10

  For who has despised the day of small things? And they will rejoice and see the stone of tin in the hand of Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of YHWH; they roam through all the earth.”

And 1 more times.